Fang Ye was a little relieved to see the change in netizens' attitudes towards wild boars.

The famous zoologist Jane Goodall once said that the public may know more about her and the chimpanzee, but it is very famous in the industry, called "only understand, will care, only care, will act".

If you want people to protect animals, the first step is to let people know about animals!

Otherwise, don't you really want to protect, can it play a role in protection, at most it is just words.

He continued: "Wild boars do more than that, they can help moss and ferns to spread their seeds when they rub against trees and roll on the ground, thus increasing the species diversity of their active areas, and studies on wild boars have also shown that wild boars have a positive effect on the regeneration of annual and perennial plants in acidic arid grasslands."

In winter, wild boars open thick snowdrifts as they feed on the ground, exposing the ground to birds and other small mammals that provide an opportunity to eat seeds, insects and other food.

It can be said that wild boars provide survival for many other animals to survive the difficult winter!

Moreover, wild boars are omnivores, they do not refuse to come, they eat everything, and they also eat scavengers and animal carcasses.

Tigers and leopards, including bears, generally eat only the prey they have killed, and will only eat scavenging unless there is a shortage of food, because the freshly caught prey is delicious and nutritious, and eating other dead carcasses carries the risk of contracting parasitic diseases.

The wild boar is the most important scavenger in the forest, acting as a decomposer, the equivalent of a vulture in the steppe wilderness!

If there is a sudden large-scale animal death event due to abnormal weather and bacterial outbreaks, as well as wildfires, and there are no scavengers such as wild boars in the ecosystem, or there are far more dead animals than they can digest, then the decaying corpses will decompose some gases and acidic corpse fluids for a long time, polluting the soil and changing the soil structure, leading to the death of plants, and the impact is very far-reaching.

Therefore, maintaining a certain number of wild boars is of great significance for maintaining the health of the forest ecosystem. ”

After listening to Fang Ye's words, netizens couldn't help but reward one after another!

"The president is Meng Xin 1" rewarded 1 rice ball: "66666, it is the first time I have heard such a comprehensive science about wild boars, and I know that wild boars have such important ecological significance, which really broke my impression of wild boars!"

Eh, it's a little guilty to think about it, the wild boar is so good, I joked before that I wanted to eat braised pork, a little reward, and buy an apple for the wild boar to eat! ”

"The end of the world at this time" rewarded a rocket: "Something happened to the animal, and many people's first thought was to kill the animal that caused the trouble, which was simple and rude, but they didn't first think about why such a thing happened and what the consequences would be if they were killed."

Eh, I'm really worried that under the current public opinion, the wild boar will be killed and killed, just like the wolf back then, and I will regret it when the time comes. ”

"2021X Tutu" rewarded 8 shrimp balls: "I pay attention to the director because I like red pandas and foxes very much, and I feel very happy and healing when I see them playing, and I am not interested in ugly animals like wild boars."

But after such a science popularization by the director, it feels a lot more pleasing to the eye when I look at the wild boar, and it seems to be quite cute! Piggy is really the natural gardener of the forest! ”

"Dust Nian EVA" rewarded a plane: "Just followed, I used to think that the zoo was a place of persecution of animals, and I didn't go to visit much when I grew up, but now I know that the zoo is also responsible for rescuing animals, and doing science so seriously, I will definitely go to your zoo to play if I have the opportunity!" ”

"Evil" sent out 66 glow sticks: "Haha, I'm an elder fan of the garden, and the director's zoo is indeed a great thing in China!"

I think zoos should be like this, not only about star animals like tigers and elephants, but also about animals like wild boars, which are often seen in our lives but are not taken seriously and are not popular. This is also the first time I have learned about the ecological value of wild boars, and there are too many prejudices against wild boars now. ”

"Remnant Sun Weeping Snow 2000" rewarded a rice ball: "It suddenly occurred to me that if wild boars were infected and died in large numbers, wouldn't their carcasses lack scavengers to clean up?"

Sure enough, there must be predators like tigers, and the more complex the ecological environment, the more stable it is. ”

Fang Ye saw this barrage and said with a smile: "What the 'Remnant Sun Weeping Snow' classmate said is very right, in fact, the existence of each species has its own ecological value!"

Of course, discussing the ecological value of a species is also based on the number of populations. If the number is too large, it needs to be controlled, and if the number is small, it needs to be protected.

Are wild boars low or overrun? This requires an infrared camera to do some data collection, and only through scientific investigation can we say whether it is more or less, and it is impossible to judge only the impression or the farmer's oral account.

According to some papers I found, in many areas where wild boars cause human-animal conflict, their numbers are actually still on the low side.

Probably because the wild boar eats more, and the momentum is huge, leaving a mess in the field, giving people the illusion of a large number, there is an example in the investigation, it was found that a wild boar mother with three piglets repeatedly visited the farmland, the whole mountain is just a herd of pigs, and there are several individual individuals, such a number can not withstand the hunt. ”

"777" asked again: "Chief, is this wild boar ready to be released into the wild, I have visited many zoos but I have never seen a wild boar?"

Otherwise, stay in the zoo and do science for visitors! I think it's good! ”

Fang Ye said: "It still has to be released, after all, it is also in a hurry to find a wife to breed offspring."

However, before the release, we need to do some preparations, first of all, we need to do a survey of the environment around the sea, look at the distribution of wild boars, and see which area has young sows before releasing them, otherwise it will not find a wife and will break into the city after being released.

By the way, we will do some publicity and education with nearby farmers, help them make some measures to prevent wild boars, and discuss with the government the compensation mechanism for farmers or something. ”

After all, wild boars are not key protected animals!

If it is not a key protected animal, it will be a bit troublesome to compensate. However, the city still attaches great importance to the zoo, and the green and ecological city can also add image points, and make efforts to promote this work.

For wild boars, which can cause frequent human-animal conflicts, the reintroduction needs to be extra cautious.

I was a little tired of talking so much, so I glanced at the milk tea wild boar, took out two buds from the food basket, opened the door and threw them into the middle of the cage.

The milk tea wild boar trotted over happily, probably seeing that Fang Ye had stayed here for so long and nothing happened, his mood relaxed a little.

This time, I didn't bring it back to the corner, but ate it on the spot.

First, he stretched out his hooves and stepped on the edge of the bud, then lowered his head and peeled off the bud leaves with his long nose, and then nibbled on the corn kernels.

Netizens were surprised: "It turns out that you eat bud rice like this? I also know how to peel the leaves. ”

"I thought it was just bitten and swallowed, but it's quite picky, only eating corn kernels."

Fang Ye smiled: "Corn cobs are also eaten!" It's just that the seeds will be eaten before eating the core. Corn is a very popular food for wild boars, with a lot of starch content, which has a shaping effect on their figures.

Okay, so is there anything else you want to ask? Wouldn't it be broadcast without me? ”

"Goodbye, Principal! Bye! ”

"Thank you, Principal, for Koko!"